CFFA update for July 21

We had a solid advanced foil camp last week and I saw a lot of improvement.  Practice
is normal this week – Tuesday and Thursday evening  I will be in if any
younger fencers want to show up at 6:30 pm, then the usual evening
fencing, Camp
Lejeune on Friday, and Saturday morning practice at 10 am.

The second advanced foil camp starts Monday.  Two weeks of advanced epee after that.  Let me know if you are
coming and haven’t said anything yet.

The
only individual event for next season currently up on askfred is
Mid-South’s Big Blue.  It is August 10-11 with Open foil, epee, and
sabre events divided by gender.  The foil and epee are all on Sunday so
it doesn’t interfere with our Saturday practice.  The women’s epee needs bodies to be
a C.  Kenyatta and Nicole are in.  Amelia, Eilis, and Eoin are there so Erin and Mandy should be entered.  Christi should be there and drag up her little one.  Erica would add another C, Lydia would add another E (and you might as well use that new gear), and it would be a good first event for Alice.  Women’s foil needs bodies (we have a
couple of people signed up) to be a D event.  For men the epee and foil are both Bs and both need
an A to be an A event.  Strangely enough for
Mid-South, the sabres events have the fewest people.

It
is that time of year when people should start thinking about paying
their 6 month or yearly dues by August 1.  For 6 month dues it is $175
(you save one month) and yearly is $350 (you save two months worth of
monthly fees).  We just made large equipment purchases at Nationals and
have to pay our yearly membership and insurance fees to USA Fencing, so
cash on hand is a good thing.

Also remember that you need to renew your USA Fencing memberships by August 1 for the next season.  That will be particularly important for those doing the camp starting on the 29th.  For those on the board or doing things like armoring, coaching (if you are over 18), etc. you need to have the professional membership.

A number of people have been asking about National events, so here is that schedule.  Other than Charlotte, nothing is real close this year.  However, other than Salt Lake and Kansas City (maybe Milwaukee) everything is within a one day drive (if you are used to long one day drives.)

October 18-21  Kansas City, Missouri  Div I, Div II, Cadet  (For those of you making your run at the 2020 Olympic team, you need to start with the Div I event here.)

November 8-11  Milwaukee, Wisconsin  Junior, Cadet, Y-14

December 6-9   Salt Lake City, Utah  Div I, Div II, Vet

January 3-6  Charlotte, North Carolina  Div I, Junior, Senior Team

February 14-17  Columbus, Ohio  Junior Olympics – Junior, Cadet, Junior Team  (Remember for this one there will be a qualifier, probably in November.  I would like to see a good turn out for our club at this one as a number of eligible fencers already know the venue.)

March 20-23  Detroit, Michigan  Y-14, Y-12, Y-10

April 17-20  St. Louis, Missouri  Div I, Div II, Div III, Vet

June 28-July 7  Louisville, Kentucky  Summer Nationals  (Just about everything)

You have to enter prior to the event (usually like a month ahead), so if you have questions, ask.

pax vobiscum,